Thursday, March 3, 2022
Big Ships at the Heart of West Coast Port Congestion
Shipping

Big Ships at the Heart of West Coast Port Congestion

By Mike Wackett in Long Beach (The Loadstar) – BCOs and shippers at the TPM22 conference in Long Beach are questioning why ocean carriers

March 3, 2022
Total Views: 2711

Russian minesweeper
Navy

NATO MEMBER OWNED SHIP SINKS OFF ODESA – Russia Used Civilian Ship As A Human Shield

UPDATE: “The Estonian-owned cargo ship Helt SUNK on Thursday off the Ukrainian port of Odesa after an explosion,” Igor Ilves, managing

March 3, 2022
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Bureau Veritas delivers Approval in Principle to InfraCore for Lightweight Rudder Flap
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Bureau Veritas delivers Approval in Principle to InfraCore for Lightweight Rudder Flap

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to InfraCore Company for its

March 3, 2022
Total Views: 668

Russian Navy Fleet Anchored
Navy

Russian Navy Fleet Nears Port Of Odesa

By Marc Champion (Bloomberg) With a naval fleet reported near the Ukrainian city of Odesa and the city of Kherson taken, it’s increasingly clear that

March 3, 2022
Total Views: 6669

Wednesday, March 2, 2022
All You Need To Know About Russian Yacht Arrests
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All You Need To Know About Russian Yacht Arrests

Superyachts of incredible size have become the symbol of oligarch-sized wealth and now, with the Ruble crashing and anti-Russian sanctions proliferating…

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 22651

MARAD Announces $25 Million for Marine Highways
Shipping

MARAD Announces $25 Million for Marine Highways

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the availability of $25 million in funding for the America’s Marine

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 2507

Bangladeshi Ship Hit By Missile at Ukrainian Port -Reports
Shipping

Bangladeshi Ship Hit By Missile at Ukrainian Port -Reports

A Bangladeshi ship anchored at the northern Black Sea port of Olvia in Ukraine has reportedly been hit by a missile, killing one crew member. Footage of the

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 18575

Christophe de Margerie LNG carrier
Shipping

Russian LNG Cargoes to Europe Disrupted by Looming Port Bans

By Nora Buli, Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad OSLO/LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) – Supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 10763

Ship Mine Underwater
Navy

Russia May Have Mined Ukrainian Waters Says NATO

by John Konrad (gCaptain) NATO’s Allied Maritime Command today said there is a high risk of collateral damage on civilian shipping in the northwestern

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 5055

tanker deck
Shipping

Russian Oil Disruptions Escalate Causing Global Prices to Rise

By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Julia Payne LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) – Disruptions to Russian oil exports intensified on Wednesday with more

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 1100

Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Shipping

Commodities Jump as Russia Sanctions Bite

By Pratima Desai LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped to near eight-year highs and wheat to 14-year peaks, while aluminum, Dutch gas

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 1263

President Biden Puts Ocean Carriers in the Crosshairs
Shipping

President Biden Puts Ocean Carriers in the Crosshairs

During last night’s State of the Union address, President Biden took aim at ocean carriers while speaking about “capitalism without

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 3256

ClassNK enhances linkage between PrimeShip-HULL and NAPA Designer
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ClassNK enhances linkage between PrimeShip-HULL and NAPA Designer

– Saving person-hours for 3D ship design data linkage by more than 30% – Leading classification society ClassNK has upgraded the data linkage

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 420

Northern Black Sea Is Now A ‘Warlike Area’ As Navy Fails To Protect Shipping In NATO Waters
Navy

Northern Black Sea Is Now A ‘Warlike Area’ As Navy Fails To Protect Shipping In NATO Waters

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) While the US Navy and large NATO powers remain notably absent from the Black Sea few assets are available in the region to

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 11042

Olga Saminina
Ports

Meet Olga: Ukraine’s Russian Born Port Director Who Chants ‘Go home!’

By Marc Champion (Bloomberg) – Olga Saminina is the kind of person in the kind of city Russian President Vladimir Putin might have expected to welcome

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 3739

A silhouette of a ship underway in the distance at dusk
News

War Shocks Ripple Across Shipping Lanes

By Bryce Baschuk (Bloomberg) Importers from London to Warsaw will soon face higher shipping costs, longer delays and an obstacle course of sanctions to

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 3179

Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Biden Takes on Container Shipping Despite No Evidence of Wrongdoing
Shipping

Biden Takes on Container Shipping Despite No Evidence of Wrongdoing

By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden is taking on the concentrated market power of ocean shipping companies, although officials at the

March 1, 2022
Total Views: 5912

Felicity Ace Sinks in Atlantic Ocean
Shipping

Felicity Ace Sinks in Atlantic Ocean

The Felicity Ace car carrier has sunk in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship’s manager, MOL Ship Management (Singapore), confirmed that the vessel sank around 9

March 1, 2022
Total Views: 65536

ship's bridge
Shipping

Ring Leaders Plead Guilty in Coast Guard Mariner Test-Fixing Scheme

The two former Coast Guard employees fixed test scores resulting in more than 50 mariners receiving unearned endorsements for various officer-level positions

March 1, 2022
Total Views: 7139

Container ships wait off the coast of the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California
Shipping

President Biden to Target Container Shipping Alliances in ‘State of the Union’ Address

By Nick Savvides in Long Beach (The Loadstar) – US President Joe Biden will today take aim at shipping’s exemption from competition law,

March 1, 2022
Total Views: 3722